Soccer-Solbakken in line to take over at relegated Wolves

May 11, 2012|Reuters

LONDON, May 11 (Reuters) - Former Norwegian internationalStale Solbakken is expected to be named as the new manager ofWolverhampton Wanderers on Friday following their relegationfrom the Premier League.

Solbakken, 44, will take over from acting manager TerryConnor, according to reports in the British media.

Connor has been in temporary charge since Mick McCarthy wassacked in February but Wolves failed to win a under him and wererelegated on April 22. He is expected to return to his formercoaching role.

Solbakken won 58 caps for Norway between 1994 and 2000 andbriefly played in the Premier League with Wimbledon in the late1990s. He retired as a player after suffering a heart attack intraining in 2001.

He led FC Copenhagen to Danish league and cup titles duringa five-year spell at the club and into the Champions League forthe first time, but had less success at 1FC Cologne, where hewas sacked in April a few weeks before they were relegated fromthe Bundesliga.